Hacker News with Generative AI: Recruiting

Takehomes and Algos Are Both Evil – and Other Lessons from 1000 SWE Interviews (gmfoster.com)
I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time and mental energy on recruiting top software engineers—first as an IC interviewing at Airbnb, and later while founding Graphite. Over the last few years, Graphite’s grown to around thirty people and continues to scale. This means I’ve coordinated and run interviews for 1,000+ candidates, primarily full-stack software engineers.

Software Engineering, Recruiting, Interviews, Startups

3 points by fosterfriends 5 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: How Do Recruiters Still Have Jobs? (ycombinator.com)
Candidly, it doesn't make sense for recruiters to do "screen" calls to "go over" stuff that's already on my resume and re-confirm that I don't require a visa, despite indicating that I can work legally in the US (US Citizen) in my application on Lever or Workday.

Recruiting, Hiring, Technology, User Experience

12 points by b8 14 days ago | 8 comments

The genesis of today's military recruiting crisis (2023) (militarytimes.com)
A new system and old medical records are slowing the influx of volunteers, recruiters say

Military, Recruiting, Crisis, 2023

42 points by apsec112 54 days ago | 93 comments

Ask HN: Recruiters, why do you repost jobs with 1000 applications a month later? (ycombinator.com)
The majority of jobs on LinkedIn right now seem to be reposts of jobs from a month or two ago.

Recruiting, LinkedIn, Job Market

30 points by charliebwrites 60 days ago | 29 comments

Coding Interviews: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why It Matters (github.com)
The relationship between technical interviews and real-world performance remains one of the most debated topics in software engineering recruitment.

Software Engineering, Recruiting, Job Interviews, Programming

11 points by jonotime 84 days ago | 6 comments

The path to GM: some thoughts on becoming a general manager (2005) (microsoft.com)
The recruiting season is getting underway and shortly we’ll be “at a college near you” looking to connect. I will be at Harvard Business School the first week of October, where I’ll visit some classes and also participate in a career fair. I hope to see some readers there!

Management, Career Advice, Recruiting, Business School

17 points by jeffreyrogers 100 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: What does the recruiting process look like for VPs at FAANGs? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: What does the recruiting process look like for VPs at FAANGs?

Recruiting, FAANG, Careers, Management, Tech

16 points by b20000 106 days ago | 3 comments

Interviewing for Evidence (dannorth.net)
One area where companies struggle is recruiting good people. I see enormous variability in quality and style of interviewing. This is something I care about, having spent nearly a decade working with some amazing recruiters at a global technology consultancy, and variously as an employee, contractor and independent consultant in many organisations.

Recruiting, Human Resources, Interviews, Technology, Consulting

23 points by BerislavLopac 108 days ago | 11 comments

Ask HN: Recruiters, how many hours after a job posting is too late to apply? (ycombinator.com)

Recruiting, Job Applications, Time Management

34 points by charliebwrites 121 days ago | 32 comments

Calif. tech companies see laid-off workers as 'table scraps,' recruiters say (sfgate.com)

Tech Industry, Layoffs, California, Recruiting

38 points by ummonk 144 days ago | 35 comments

Reasons for Recruiters Withholding Key Details on LinkedIn? (ycombinator.com)

Recruiting, LinkedIn, Job Search

16 points by Ylmaz 147 days ago | 13 comments

More than 8 in 10 recruiters say they post 'ghost jobs' (yahoo.com)